Three days after a major drug bust at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) the two men accused of trying to smuggle nearly $14,000 worth of cocaine out of the country were on Monday charged in the magistrates’ court for the crime.

According to police reports, around 3:45 p.m. Friday officers from the Central Intelligence Bureau acting on a tip went to the U.S. Departure Lounge at LPIA where they searched a carry-on bag headed to the United States and found one and three-quarters worth of cocaine.

The drugs have an estimated street value of $13,500.

In court yesterday 22-year-old Jamal Deangelo McCoy of Mackey Street and 32-year-old Marcello Robert Cartwright of Joe Farrington Road were charged in connection with the drug bust.

They were both charged with one count of possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply, conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with the intent to supply, taking preparatory steps to export dangerous drugs and conspiracy to export dangerous drugs.

McCoy and Cartwright pleaded not guilty to the charges.

They were denied bail and remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) until April 17, 2014.